Catherine Coughlin
Catherine leverages her in-house communications experience to mount institutional communications campaigns for a range of clients in the visual arts and architecture.
Projects have included communications campaigns for the 2021 U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale; exhibitions and institutional initiatives by the High Museum of Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and TBA21; the complete transformation of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, including a major expansion; the launch of the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative for the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Community Partnership’s expanded mission and initiatives; building projects across the globe for Safdie Architects; and Upstart Co-Lab’s thought leadership defining the field of impact investing in the creative economy.
Prior to joining R+A in 2018, Catherine previously worked in the communications department at the Montclair Art Museum in Montclair, NJ, for seven years, where she led media relations and digital strategy and helped oversee key marketing initiatives, including institutional rebranding and development of innovative community programming such as Free First Thursday Nights and the MAM Art Truck.
Catherine is a board member of the New Jersey Association of Museums, and previously served as Vice President, Membership Chair, and Advocacy Chair.
Catherine graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts in art history from New York University, earned a professional certificate in arts administration from NYU, and received a master’s degree in business administration from Rutgers University.
